List of Famous people born in Japan

Norihiko Akagi is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Yukiyo Mine is a Japanese softball player who plays as a catcher. She won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Kotonishiki Katsuhiro is a former sumo wrestler from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in 1984, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1989. He won two top division tournament titles from the maegashira ranks, the first in 1991 and the second in 1998. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he held 21 times. He earned eighteen special prizes during his career, second on the all-time list, and defeated yokozuna eight times when ranked as a maegashira. He retired in 2000 and after a long stint as a sumo coach at Oguruma stable, took the vacant elder name Asahiyama and branched out to form his own stable of the same name.

Reiko Shimizu is a Japanese shōjo manga writer and illustrator. She made her professional debut in 1983 with Sansaro Monogatari in LaLa, and has written primarily for the publisher Hakusensha. She is noted for her works of science fiction and her art style, and is also known for her illustrations of tarot cards called the Miracle Tarot deck.

Keisuke Honda is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Ryoya Ogawa is a Japanese football player. He plays for FC Tokyo in J1 League.

Saho Harada is a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Katsuo Nakamura is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 5th Japan Academy Prize and at the 6th Hochi Film Award for Kagero-za, Buriki no kunsho, and Shikake-nin Baian. He is the younger brother of the actor Kinnosuke Yorozuya.

Hirotaka Mita is a Japanese football player who currently plays for FC Tokyo.

Shuntaro Furukawa is a Japanese businessman and executive. He is the sixth and current president of the video game company Nintendo in Japan. He took over as company president in June 2018, succeeding Tatsumi Kimishima.